Should the width size of the front rim match the rear?

["Kerry Zariwny" <kzariwny@home.com>]

Hi All!
I was swimming around in the archives and saw a posting about how someone put 
14x6 rims on the front of their roadster and 14x7 on
the rear. I can only assume this was to put wider tires on the rear. Does this 
affect the performance of the car at all? I am
thinking of purchasing some new panasports (15 inchers) and was wondering if 
this was the way to go (wider rims on rear than
front).

Thanks in advance!

Kerry Z
West Linn, Or
1968 1600 (stock rims but not for long! <grin!>)